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Buzz Aldrin Elementary School. Ethnic Background at Aldrin. Aldrin Demographics. ELL. Spring Proficiency Over Time. 11 out of 22 New Classroom Teachers. Student Growth Over Time. 11 out of 22 New Classroom Teachers. PLC Then and Now. Grade Level Teams had common plan time
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Spring Proficiency Over Time 11 out of 22 New Classroom Teachers
Student Growth Over Time 11 out of 22 New Classroom Teachers
PLC Then and Now • Grade Level Teams had common plan time • Followed core series • Planning as a team was focused on pacing • Did not include support staff • Grade level teams have common plan time. • Support Staff (ELL, Coaches, SST) • Planning Common Language • Creating Common Assessments • Data Collection • Analyzed by only the classroom teacher • Utilized reports from NWEA • Reflected 3 times a year • Data Collection • Analyzed by whole PLC team • School-wide data collection • Small team data collection • Reflect weekly at Data days with PLC • Interventions • Literacy • Grouped only by MAP scores • Retaught what was missed the week before • Acceleration-formally Interventions • Math and Literacy • Utilize multiple data points • Aligned to current initial instruction • Support staff • Assigned to specific groups of kids • Pull-out • Support staff • Assigned to specific teams • Plan Time • Push-in/Co-Teach
PlanningAligning the Core to Acceleration • PLC Teams plan • Tight: • ½ hour for Literacy • ½ hour for Math • ½ hour for Data Analysis for grouping purposes • Loose: • Social Studies, Science and Writing • Follow District Core Curriculum
Grouping Students for Acceleration • Students below the 40th • 1:8 ratio • Students 40th and above • 1:12 ratio • Kindergarten is 1:6 ratio at most • Running Records for reading • Common assessments for math and reading • Curriculum Aligned • Push in model – 2 or 3 teachers per room
Math Acceleration • ½ hour a day • 5-10 minutes of numeracy development • 15-20 minutes of shared math • 5 minutes cumulative review • 5 days a week
Literacy Acceleration • ½ hour a day • 5-10 minutes of shared reading • 15-20 minutes of guided • 5 minutes of writing • Students complete a depth of knowledge exit slip • Students complete when not in guided • Teacher checks-in for the last 5 minutes • 5 days a week
Aldrin’s Lesson Planning Template 3/4 Multigrade
Aldrin’sLesson Planning Template at Glance Kindergarten
Key Take Aways • Common Plan time • Time for staff to plan and look at data • Common language • Support staff focused on specific grade levels • Acceleration • Meeting the needs of ALL students • Always changing • Continuous reflection of teacher impact • Common vision • Put the needs of children first